Spane

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Spane m

1. dative of Span

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• Spange, Spanje

Etymology

From Old High German Spānia, borrowed from Latin Hispānia.

Proper noun

Spāne n

1. Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Spāne (sg-only neuter, class 1 strong)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	Spāne
genitive	eines	dës	Spānes
dative	eime	dëm	Spāne
accusative	ein	daȥ	Spāne

Descendants

• Central Franconian:
  • Luxembourgish: Spuenien
• German: Spanien
  • → Hunsrik: Spanje

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “Spane”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• "Spane" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)